Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis
Seq # 400005010
Apoda limacodes

Acharia stimulea (Clemens, 1861) Species

Last modified: June 23, 2022, 5:22 p.m.

One full-grown caterpillar was found at Sint-Lievens-Houtem, OV, 2018-11-07, leg. B. Stas. This species occurs in southern U.S.A. and Mexico and was probably imported with plants. The caterpillar is polyphagous with a preference for palms.

Details

Classification
Family: Limacodidae > Genus: Acharia > Species: Acharia stimulea
Vernacular names
/
Status

Exotic In Belgium since November 2018.

One full-grown caterpillar at Sint-Lievens-Houtem, OV, 2018-11-07, leg. B. Stas.

Distribution

Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg